Stigmella quercipulchella

Stigmella quercipulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. quercipulchella
Binomial name
Stigmella quercipulchella
(Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula quercipulchella Chambers, in Hayden, 1878
  • Nepticula terminella Braun, 1914

Stigmella quercipulchella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in North America in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ontario.

Mine

There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. palustris, Q. marilandica and Q. rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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